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Developer Guide for Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Linux*

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Developer Guide for Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library for Linux*
Developer Guide for Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library for Linux* x
Getting Help and Support What's New Notational Conventions Related Information Getting Started Structure of the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Linking Your Application with the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Managing Performance and Memory Language-specific Usage Options Obtaining Numerically Reproducible Results Coding Tips Managing Output Working with the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Cluster Software Managing Behavior of the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library with Environment Variables Configuring Your Integrated Development Environment to Link with Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Benchmarks Appendix A: Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Language Interfaces Support Appendix B: Support for Third-Party Interfaces Appendix C: Directory Structure in Detail Notices and Disclaimers
Getting Started x
Shared Library Versioning CMake Config for oneMKL Checking Your Installation Setting Environment Variables Compiler Support Using Code Examples What You Need to Know Before You Begin Using the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library
Setting Environment Variables x
Scripts to Set Environment Variables Modulefiles to Set Environment Variables Automating the Process of Setting Environment Variables Using the CMake Config File
Structure of the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library x
Architecture Support High-Level Directory Structure Layered Model Concept
Linking Your Application with the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library x
Linking Quick Start Linking Examples Linking in Detail Building Custom Shared Objects
Linking Quick Start x
Using the -qmkl Compiler Option Using the -qmkl-ilp64 Compiler Option Using the Single Dynamic Library Selecting Libraries to Link with Using the Link-line Advisor Using the Command-Line Link Tool
Linking Examples x
Linking on IA-32 Architecture Systems Linking on Intel(R) 64 Architecture Systems
Linking in Detail x
Listing Libraries on a Link Line Dynamically Selecting the Interface and Threading Layer Linking with Interface Libraries Linking with Threading Libraries Linking with Computational Libraries Linking with Compiler Run-time Libraries Linking with System Libraries
Linking with Interface Libraries x
Using the ILP64 Interface vs. LP64 Interface Linking with Fortran 95 Interface Libraries
Building Custom Shared Objects x
Using the Custom Shared Object Builder Composing a List of Functions Specifying Function Names Distributing Your Custom Shared Object
Managing Performance and Memory x
Improving Performance with Threading Improving Performance for Small Size Problems Other Tips and Techniques to Improve Performance Using Memory Functions
Improving Performance with Threading x
OpenMP* Threaded Functions and Problems Functions Threaded with Intel® Threading Building Blocks Avoiding Conflicts in the Execution Environment Techniques to Set the Number of Threads Setting the Number of Threads Using an OpenMP* Environment Variable Changing the Number of OpenMP* Threads at Run Time Using Additional Threading Control Calling oneMKL Functions from Multi-threaded Applications Using Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology Managing Multi-core Performance Managing Performance with Heterogeneous Cores
Using Additional Threading Control x
oneMKL-specific Environment Variables for OpenMP Threading Control MKL_DYNAMIC MKL_DOMAIN_NUM_THREADS MKL_NUM_STRIPES Setting the Environment Variables for Threading Control
Improving Performance for Small Size Problems x
Using MKL_DIRECT_CALL in C Applications Using MKL_DIRECT_CALL in Fortran Applications Limitations of the Direct Call
Other Tips and Techniques to Improve Performance x
Coding Techniques Improving oneMKL Performance on Specific Processors Operating on Denormals
Using Memory Functions x
Avoiding Memory Leaks in oneMKL Redefining Memory Functions
Language-specific Usage Options x
Using Language-Specific Interfaces with Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Mixed-language Programming with the Intel Math Kernel Library
Using Language-Specific Interfaces with Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library x
Interface Libraries and Modules Fortran 95 Interfaces to LAPACK and BLAS Compiler-dependent Functions and Fortran 90 Modules
Mixed-language Programming with the Intel Math Kernel Library x
Calling LAPACK, BLAS, and CBLAS Routines from C/C++ Language Environments LAPACK and BLAS CBLAS C Interface to LAPACK Using Complex Types in C/C++ Calling BLAS Functions That Return the Complex Values in C/C++ Code
Obtaining Numerically Reproducible Results x
Getting Started with Conditional Numerical Reproducibility Specifying Code Branches Reproducibility Conditions Setting the Environment Variable for Conditional Numerical Reproducibility Code Examples
Coding Tips x
Example of Data Alignment Using Predefined Preprocessor Symbols for Intel® MKL Version-Dependent Compilation
Managing Output x
Using oneMKL Verbose Mode
Using oneMKL Verbose Mode x
Version Information Line Call Description Line
Working with the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Cluster Software x
Linking with oneMKL Cluster Software Setting the Number of OpenMP* Threads Using Shared Libraries Setting Environment Variables on a Cluster Interaction with the Message-passing Interface Using a Custom Message-Passing Interface Examples of Linking for Clusters
Examples of Linking for Clusters x
Examples for Linking a C Application Examples for Linking a Fortran Application
Managing Behavior of the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library with Environment Variables x
Managing Behavior of Function Domains with Environment Variables Instruction Set–Specific Dispatching on Intel® Architectures
Managing Behavior of Function Domains with Environment Variables x
Setting the Default Mode of Vector Math with an Environment Variable Managing Performance of the Cluster Fourier Transform Functions Managing Invalid Input Checking in LAPACKE Functions
Configuring Your Integrated Development Environment to Link with Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library x
Configuring the Eclipse* IDE CDT to Link with oneMKL
Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Benchmarks x
Intel Optimized LINPACK Benchmark for Linux* Intel® Distribution for LINPACK* Benchmark and Intel® Optimized HPL-AI* Benchmark Intel® Optimized High Performance Conjugate Gradient Benchmark
Intel Optimized LINPACK Benchmark for Linux* x
Contents of the Intel® Optimized LINPACK Benchmark Running the Software Known Limitations of the Intel® Optimized LINPACK Benchmark
Intel® Distribution for LINPACK* Benchmark and Intel® Optimized HPL-AI* Benchmark x
Overview of the Intel® Distribution for LINPACK* Benchmark Overview of the Intel® Optimized HPL-AI* Benchmark Contents of the Intel® Distribution for LINPACK* Benchmark and the Intel® Optimized HPL-AI* Benchmark Building the Intel® Distribution for LINPACK* Benchmark and the Intel® Optimized HPL-AI* Benchmark for a Customized MPI Implementation Building the Netlib HPL from Source Code Configuring Parameters Ease-of-use Command-line Parameters Running the Intel® Distribution for LINPACK* Benchmark and the Intel® Optimized HPL-AI* Benchmark Heterogeneous Support in the Intel® Distribution for LINPACK* Benchmark Environment Variables Improving Performance of Your Cluster
Intel® Optimized High Performance Conjugate Gradient Benchmark x
Overview of the Intel Optimized HPCG Versions of the Intel® CPU Optimized HPCG Versions of the Intel® GPU Optimized HPCG Getting Started with Intel® CPU Optimized HPCG Getting Started with Intel® GPU Optimized HPCG Choosing the Best Configuration and Problem Sizes for CPUs Choosing the Best HPCG Configuration for GPUs
Appendix A: Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library Language Interfaces Support x
Language Interfaces Support, by Function Domain Include Files
Appendix B: Support for Third-Party Interfaces x
FFTW Interface Support
Appendix C: Directory Structure in Detail x
Detailed Structure of the IA-32 Architecture Directories Detailed Structure of the Intel® 64 Architecture Directories
Detailed Structure of the IA-32 Architecture Directories x
Static Libraries in the lib32 Directory Dynamic Libraries in the lib32 Directory
Detailed Structure of the Intel® 64 Architecture Directories x
Static Libraries in the lib Directory Dynamic Libraries in the lib Directory
Developer Guide for Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library for Linux*

Calling LAPACK, BLAS, and CBLAS Routines from C/C++ Language Environments

Not all Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) function domains support both C and Fortran environments. To use Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) Fortran-style functions in C/C++ environments, you should observe certain conventions, which are discussed for LAPACK and BLAS in the subsections below.

CAUTION:

Avoid calling BLAS 95/LAPACK 95 from C/C++. Such calls require skills in manipulating the descriptor of a deferred-shape array, which is the Fortran 90 type. Moreover, BLAS95/LAPACK95 routines contain links to a Fortran RTL.

LAPACK and BLAS

Because LAPACK and BLAS routines are Fortran-style, when calling them from C-language programs, follow the Fortran-style calling conventions:

With row-major order, adopted in C, the last array index changes most quickly and the first one changes most slowly when traversing the memory segment where the array is stored. With Fortran-style column-major order, the last index changes most slowly whereas the first index changes most quickly (as illustrated by the figure below for a two-dimensional array).

For example, if a two-dimensional matrix A of size mxn is stored densely in a one-dimensional array B, you can access a matrix element like this:

A[i][j] = B[i*n+j] in C          ( i=0, ... , m-1, j=0, ... , -1)

A(i,j)  = B((j-1)*m+i) in Fortran  ( i=1, ... , m, j=1, ... , n).

When calling LAPACK or BLAS routines from C, be aware that because the Fortran language is case-insensitive, the routine names can be upper-case, lower-case, or lower-case with the trailing underscore. For example, the following names are equivalent:

  • LAPACK: dgetrf, dgetrf_, and DGETRF

  • BLAS: dgemm, dgemm_, and DGEMM

See Example "Calling a Complex BLAS Level 1 Function from C++" on how to call BLAS routines from C.

See also the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) Developer Reference for a description of the C interface to LAPACK functions.

CBLAS

Instead of calling BLAS routines from a C-language program, you can use the CBLAS interface.

CBLAS is a C-style interface to the BLAS routines. You can call CBLAS routines using regular C-style calls. Use the mkl.h header file with the CBLAS interface. mkl.h includes the mkl_cblas.h header file, which specifies enumerated values and prototypes of all the functions. It also determines whether the program is being compiled with a C++ compiler, and if it is, the included file will be correct for use with C++ compilation. Example "Using CBLAS Interface Instead of Calling BLAS Directly from C" illustrates the use of the CBLAS interface.

C Interface to LAPACK

Instead of calling LAPACK routines from a C-language program, you can use the C interface to LAPACK provided by Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL).

The C interface to LAPACK is a C-style interface to the LAPACK routines. This interface supports matrices in row-major and column-major order, which you can define in the first function argument matrix_order. Use the mkl.h header file with the C interface to LAPACK. mkl.h includes the mkl_lapacke.h header file, which specifies constants and prototypes of all the functions. It also determines whether the program is being compiled with a C++ compiler, and if it is, the included file will be correct for use with C++ compilation. You can find examples of the C interface to LAPACK in the examples/lapacke subdirectory in the Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) installation directory.

Parent topic: Mixed-language Programming with the Intel Math Kernel Library
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